Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-02

TIE STAR does not treat the Trotter appoint
rent from political point OF view, but from that
OF the people OF the District OF Columbia Its pro-
test Is on behalf OF the entire District without
gard 10 politics or color against carpet bag rule
and the prostitution OF its local Offices for political
purposes oy reform President. The NotionaI
Republican of this morning favors its cotempo-
raries and the District OF Columbia, in which 1t
happens 70 be published, with over a column OF
Bneering advice and transformation, approaching
The appointment from partisan standpoint. and
showing as little appreciation OF and sympathy
with the condition and needs OF this community as
II II were published in Albany or Hyde Park. II
considers that ''this Is pretty democratic quar-
rel In which republicans can afford to be lockers
on Not being identified with the District il rec
ognzes, OF course no such thing citizens OF the
District, who may be interested in this matter In
their capacity as citizens without regard to poll
tics Tae Republican makes no distinction be-
tween local Offices In the District and national fed
eral Offices IL analyses for THE STARS benefit
with all the enthusiasm that freshly acquired
knowledge inspires, the political status Of the Dis
trict and from its store Conformation as strictly
political sheet, IL condescends to construe for q
non-p political District newspaper the democratic
platform On this point, after explaining our
need OF the information, It says:
1.-The National Republican assumes no response
oility for the democratic platform. but merely
states fact when 10 SAYS there is no word in il
about the local Offices OF the District Of Columbia
II is true that there is plank in that curiously
constructed and unique piece OF workmanship
which says the local Offices in the territories
should be given to bona fide citizens thereof But
the District of Columbia is not territory in the
sense in which that word is used either in law or
platfOrn-makiDg, which fact should be known
10 our contemporaries"
1.-THE Republican had any knowledge OF District
AFFAIRS other than that derived from perusal OF
party Platforms and the constitution of the United
States, IL would know that the plank in the demo-
cratic platform. upon which the District has re-
lied, was placed there through the efforts OF the
District representatives in the democratic cOnven-
ton. was intended by the convention to cover
and does cover the OF the District and its in
sertiOn was the occasion OF Jollffication by our
local democrats. The suggestion of the ReJublf-
editorial Is TO the effect that 1t may be smart
party trick In the republican Senate to follow the
example OF democratic President In inSuting
and inJuring the people OF the District. II seems
hardly possible that this nomination can be con-
nrmed The people of the District have lost conf
dence In a President who is alternately above and
below the people who elected him, never with
them; but they still rely upcr the justice con-
sistency, and pledges OF q representative body OF
the American states or people. But the grievous
feature OF the wrong done TO the District lies in
the fact that the rejected man may be appointed
10 Ill the vacancy, and it IS beyond the power of
this community TO shake of this intruding carpet
Dagger. Imported leech Matthews, filled with
District blood, drops from his hold upon the body
polite, and the new and hungry leech Trotter
also imported, is substituted by Mr.. Cleveland in
his stead The President says in effect: "This
ONCE is mine, my personal property: II a trust
held In trust for political bribery OF the colored
race. viii convert ii into patent revolving pap
Cish, at which colored carpet-baggers from New
York, Massachusetts, and other states In turn may
suck am denounced for my course, but shall 1
hot initiate Jackson at least in his obstfnacy?
They say that Jackson made no professions OF
civil service reform and better methods Well will
have my New York papers represent the matter as
race issue between me and the senate and my
republican supporter in Washington shall pro-
nOunce the troublesome, voteless citizens of the
District .partahs. Thus covered, all will be Well,
All, Mr.. President, DO not deceive yourself Mis-
representations and virtue which enlarges i'm
the presence of votes and contracts in their
absence, cannot bear the light which beats upon
the presidential Office.